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Australia news live: Karl Stefanovic to leave Nine immediately, network confirms

Nine says in a statement it was ‘no longer possible’ for Stefanovic to host Today. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPerformance issues in the defence department have been found to be more widespread than expected with “congested” decision making, as...

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by Martin Farrer
Australia news live: Karl Stefanovic to leave Nine immediately, network confirms

Nine says in a statement it was ‘no longer possible’ for Stefanovic to host Today. Follow today’s news live

Performance issues in the defence department have been found to be more widespread than expected with “congested” decision making, as Labor undertakes the biggest overhaul in five decades, Australian Associated Press reports.

The federal government in December announced an independent delivery agency would be set up to tackle cost blowouts and project delays, as Labor pours billions of extra dollars into defence over the decade.

The processes have been setting up people (to fail), so the system as a whole has meant that defence hasn’t performed as well as it could.

What we’ve seen is fragmented accountability ... if everyone is accountable, that means no one’s accountable.

Karl has been a fixture on our screens for over two decades, so we know this is a significant change for our viewers and all of us here at Nine, however it’s the right time to make it.

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